CVE-2024-40703

Unsolicited notifications via locally exposed API key

Published Sep 22, 2024 · Updated Sep 22, 2024

Information disclosure in IBM Cognos Analytics and Reports allows local users to obtain a push-notification API key. IBM has not disclosed the file or component that exposes the key, but states that the key authorizes push notifications to mobile clients. Local access to an affected server or iOS app is required; the disclosed key permits unsolicited alerts, with no reported data modification or service interruption.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in IBM Cognos Analytics and Reports allows local users to obtain a push-notification API key. IBM has not disclosed the file or component that exposes the key, but states that the key authorizes push notifications to mobile clients. Local access to an affected server or iOS app is required; the disclosed key permits unsolicited alerts, with no reported data modification or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-40703
Published
Sep 22, 2024
Updated
Sep 22, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
Cognos Analytics
Classifications
CWE-522, T1552
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 22, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 22, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=11.2.0, 11.2.1, 11.2.2, 11.2.3, 11.2.4, 12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.0.2, 12.0.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · Cognos Analyticsversion=11.2.0, 11.2.1, 11.2.2, 11.2.3, 11.2.4, 12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.0.2, 12.0.3
IBM · Cognos Analytics Reportsversion=11.0.0.7

Published CVSS scores

6.2IBM Security BulletinCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.5IBM Corporation CNACVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials
T1552Unsecured Credentials

Public exploit references

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